A Jet Airways Boeing 737 was seriously damaged and there were reports of passenger injuries after the aircraft left the runway as it prepared for take-off from Dabolim Airport in Goa, India, Dec. 27.

Canadian low-cost carrier (LCC) WestJet has been given the go-ahead from its pilots to acquire additional widebody aircraft.

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft said it has identified a minor fault in the tail stabilizer of one Superjet SSJ100 during inspections after Russian aviation authorities grounded the aircraft Dec. 24.

HNA Aviation Group has signed an agreement with global technology group Sabre Corp. in an effort to enhance its airlines’ operating efficiency and bring about more revenue opportunities.

[UPDATED] Two Libyan hijackers who took over an Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 and forced it to fly to Malta Dec. 23 have been taken into custody after releasing all 118 passengers and crew unharmed, according to the Mediterranean island’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.

IT & Distribution-Dec. 22, 2016

Colombia civil aviation director Alfredo Bocanegra has ordered an investigation into the Dec. 20 crash of an Aerosucre Boeing 727 freighter that killed five of six crew members aboard the aircraft, including the flight’s captain and co-pilot.

Lufthansa Group low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Eurowings will equip 69 Airbus A320 family aircraft with Inmarsat GX Aviation broadband, with full roll-out anticipated by mid-2017.